Take from the Wild Permits (unprotected)

Galahs and/or little corellas

Galahs and little corellas are unprotected native fauna. They may be shot by landowners and their employees without a permit. If however, destruction involves the trapping and gassing of animals you must always have a permit.

Under the National Parks and Wildlife (Hunting) Regulations 1996, you must have a permit to take galahs or little corellas from the wild for the live pet trade. The approved methods for their removal are trapping (eg book net or pull net) and removing young birds from nest hollows.

Approximately one thousand birds are taken this way each year and sold in the commercial pet trade. The permits come with conditions for hand-raising young birds and prohibit habitat destruction when taking birds from tree hollows.

Take from the nest

A permit is required to take galahs and little corellas from the nest. The maximum number of birds that can be taken under this permit is 150. Only one permit will be granted per season. The birds cannot be sold until they can fly and/or feed themselves.

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We also pay our respects to the cultural authority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their nations in South Australia, as well as those across Australia.

Seven sisters and the Coloured Stone by Dorcas Miller, a Mirning Woman from Koonibba, South Australia